Anemone Smut vs Eurasian red squirrel

Urocystis anemones compared with Sciurus vulgaris

Key Differences

• Anemone Smut is Not Evaluated while Eurasian red squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anemone Smut	Eurasian red squirrel
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urocystidaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Urocystis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Urocystis anemones	Sciurus vulgaris

Conservation Status

Anemone Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Eurasian red squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anemone Smut	Eurasian red squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anemone Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Eurasian red squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (5 countries).

Anemone Smut

The Anemone Smut (Urocystis anemones) is a species in the genus Urocystis. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Eurasian red squirrel

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden